Democrats have become consumed by nasty fights over racial politics, even as the 2020 White House contenders ramp up their outreach to the black and Latino voters who will play a critical role in determining the party’s presidential nominee.

That provoked a furious reaction from Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) members, who accused the Justice Democrats, an outside group aligned with Ocasio-Cortez, of trying to oust black Democrats in primary races.

Buttigieg has stagnated in the polls, in part because of his low support from black voters, who will play a major role in determining the outcome of the primary, particularly in South Carolina, which is the fourth state to vote. Read more from The Hill’s Rachel Frazin.

Elsewhere, a half-dozen Democratic contenders courted Hispanic voters at a town hall last night in Milwaukee hosted by the League of United Latin American Citizens.

There, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro ripped Biden, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) and President Obama’s former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson for opposing his proposal to decriminalize border crossings, an issue that has become a flashpoint in the Democratic primary.

NBC NEWS-WALL STREET JOURNAL: Biden leads the field with 26 percent support nationally, but Warren is hot on his heels, surging to 19 percent. Harris and Sanders are tied for third place at 13 percent support each. Read more.

THE ECONOMIST/YOUGOV: Biden takes the top spot with 22 percent support, while Warren and Harris take second and third place with 17 and 14 percent, respectively. Sanders trails them with 11 percent, and Buttigieg rounds out the top five, coming in with 5 percent support. Read more.

Just last week, Trump insisted that the government must work to get the question added to the census. While the president’s reversal is likely to provide some relief to opponents of the move, who argued that including the question would result in a drastic undercount of the population, Trump instructed the government on Thursday to collect citizenship data through existing records, The Hill’s Jordan Fabian and Jacqueline Thomsen report.

McGrath kicked off her Senate bid with a bang on Tuesday, raising $2.5 million during the first 24 hours of her campaign. The effort marks a push from Democrats to not only target Trump in 2020, but also take aim at McConnell. Read more from The Hill’s Julia Manchester.

Murphy, who beat Perry by 20 points, will now go onto face against Democrat Allen Thomas, Libertarian Tim Harris and Constitution Party candidate Greg Holt in a special election on Sept. 10. But not all Republicans are thrilled with the results.

A number of Republican lawmakers expressed disappointment at Perry losing her first election. Those lawmakers said the loss is highlighted by the GOP’s challenges to recruit women after the number of female Republican lawmakers in the House dropped from 23 to 13 following last year's midterms.

Dan McCready, the Democrat vying for North Carolina’s still-contested 9th District House seat, raised more than $1.7 million in the second quarter, giving him nearly $1.8 million in cash on hand two months before the district’s Sept. 10 special election, The Hill’s Max Greenwood reports.

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Biden attends the New Hampshire Young Democrats Summer BBQ in Portsmouth.

There are 206 days until the Iowa caucuses, 214 days until the New Hampshire primary, 225 days until the Nevada caucuses, 232 days until the South Carolina primary and 235 days until Super Tuesday.

CAMPAIGN HIRES, POLICY ROLLOUTS AND KEY ENDORSEMENTS OF THE WEEK:

THE BIDEN DOCTRINE: Biden rolled out his foreign policy vision in New York City on Thursday, while taking plenty of opportunities to hit the Trump administration’s international objectives. Biden called Trump’s foreign policy "chest thumping and self-inflicted setbacks," and slammed his “America First” approach.

The former vice president offered a more globalist approach to foreign policy, which appeared to build upon former President Obama’s foreign policy. Biden called for greater international cooperation on issues such as climate change, and said the U.S. would rejoin the Paris climate accords under his administration.

Foreign policy is one of Biden’s strong suits. His experience chairing the Senate Armed Services Committee in the Obama administration gives him a leg up on virtually all of his opponents in the topic area.

DOUGLASS PLAN: Buttigieg revealed a number of key details in his plan to combat systemic racism on Thursday. The plan, which Buttigieg has dubbed “the Douglass Plan” after abolitionist Frederick Douglass, would take on racial inequities through reforming health care, education, entrepreneurship, criminal justice and voting rights on the federal level.

The plan is important for the Buttigieg campaign due to his struggle to connect with and gain traction among black voters. A CNN poll released last week put Buttigieg at zero percent among black voters. The voting group has long been considered the backbone of the Democratic Party.

Sanders has not always been keen on sharing details on his personal life, and has insisted that political voters focus on his policies. The Atlantic reported earlier this year that Sanders’s presidential campaign was working to rid the candidate of any Oscar the Grouch-esque traits and “humanize” him. But don’t worry, Sanders assured the team at “NowThisNews” that he was not grumpy during the interview.